Dirk Walker

Dirk Walker

"Art is a delicate balance between the visual concept and each artist's technique". After years of chasing that artistic balance, it is the anticipation of the struggle that keeps Dirk coming back to the canvas. Some 20 years ago, in the midst of a professional career and raising a family in Birmingham, Alabama, Dirk Walker unknowingly discovered his path in life that probably was in place since childhood…that he was meant to be an artist. As a boy he watched his father paint in watercolors and sketches in pen and ink. Later, majoring in Industrial Design at Auburn University, the foundation for painting was put in place through academic training on the importance of concept, composition, perspective, color and draftsmanship in presenting a visual message to the viewer. The moment he first walked into Loretta Goodwin Gallery as a potential buyer, he realized his desire to learn the process of painting would be a priority in life. Through an early friendship with several local artists, Dirk discovered the work and teachings of New York painter David A. Leffel, a Contemporary Master teaching at the very prestigious Arts Student League. Leffel's interplay of light and shadow, through texture, shapes, and color transforms the simple and ubiquitous objects of everyday life into rich creation was how he would hope to paint. Dirk Walker has collectors across the country as well as overseas- both in private and corporate collections. His paintings hang in Birmingham, AL and Atlanta, GA, Corporate Headquarters of Coca-Cola and in collections of the Auburn University President's home, as well as the home of Ronnie Van Zant, lead singer of the rock and roll band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Most recently he was the 2013 Grand Prize of the Energen Corporation Art Competition and the 2014 Employee's Choice Winner of the same annual juried art competition.

Artwork

Dirk Walker

"Art is a delicate balance between the visual concept and each artist's technique". After years of chasing that artistic balance, it is the anticipation of the struggle that keeps Dirk coming back to the canvas. Some 20 years ago, in the midst of a professional career and raising a family in Birmingham, Alabama, Dirk Walker unknowingly discovered his path in life that probably was in place since childhood…that he was meant to be an artist. As a boy he watched his father paint in watercolors and sketches in pen and ink. Later, majoring in Industrial Design at Auburn University, the foundation for painting was put in place through academic training on the importance of concept, composition, perspective, color and draftsmanship in presenting a visual message to the viewer. The moment he first walked into Loretta Goodwin Gallery as a potential buyer, he realized his desire to learn the process of painting would be a priority in life. Through an early friendship with several local artists, Dirk discovered the work and teachings of New York painter David A. Leffel, a Contemporary Master teaching at the very prestigious Arts Student League. Leffel's interplay of light and shadow, through texture, shapes, and color transforms the simple and ubiquitous objects of everyday life into rich creation was how he would hope to paint. Dirk Walker has collectors across the country as well as overseas- both in private and corporate collections. His paintings hang in Birmingham, AL and Atlanta, GA, Corporate Headquarters of Coca-Cola and in collections of the Auburn University President's home, as well as the home of Ronnie Van Zant, lead singer of the rock and roll band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Most recently he was the 2013 Grand Prize of the Energen Corporation Art Competition and the 2014 Employee's Choice Winner of the same annual juried art competition.

Artist

Dirk Walker

Blanton's

watercolor on paper

8 x 8 in

Dirk Walker

Calling Him In

oil on canvas

24 x 24 in

Dirk Walker

Gameday on the Quad (1/100)

Limited Edition Giclee Print,1

20 x 20 in

Dirk Walker

Graduation Day in Front of Bryant Denny Stadium (1/100)

Limited Edition Giclee Print,1

20 x 20 in

Dirk Walker

I've Been Here Too Long

oil on canvas

20 x 16 in

Dirk Walker

La Ville d'amour

oil on canvas

18 x 18 in

Dirk Walker

Merry Christmas Santa

oil on canvas

7 x 5 in

Dirk Walker

Outstanding Restaurant (James Beard Winner)

oil on canvas

36 x 24 in

Dirk Walker

Rare Breed

watercolor on paper

18 x 14 in

Dirk Walker

Southern Gourmet

oil on canvas

20 x 24 in

Dirk Walker

Tequila Trio

watercolor on paper

16 x 32 in

Dirk Walker

Watching Over His Herd

oil on canvas

25 x 48 in

Dirk Walker

Blanton's Single Barrel

oil on canvas

10 x 8 in

Dirk Walker

Cheeks Like Roses

oil on canvas

7 x 5 in

Dirk Walker

Going, Going...Gone (Old Fashion)

oil on canvas

15 x 30 in

Dirk Walker

Gus is Driving Me to Drink

watercolor on paper

12 x 9 in

Dirk Walker

Jack Daniel's Single Barrel

watercolor on paper

12 x 9 in

Dirk Walker

Larceny's Kentucky Bourbon

watercolor on paper

10 x 8 in

Dirk Walker

North Pole Santa

oil on canvas

8 x 8 in

Dirk Walker

Pintails

oil on canvas

30 x 40 in

Dirk Walker

Resting After A Long Day

watercolor

8 x 4 in

Dirk Walker

Statue of Liberty

oil on canvas

24 x 24 in

Dirk Walker

The Night Before Christmas

watercolor on paper

12 x 12 in

Dirk Walker

Wintry Day on the Brooklyn Bridge

oil on canvas

24 x 30 in

Dirk Walker

Bourbon Series I

watercolor on paper

11 x 9 in

Dirk Walker

Crown Royal

watercolor on paper

7 x 5 in

Dirk Walker

Good Day of Shooting Over Virgin Fields

oil on canvas

24 x 30 in

Dirk Walker

Hen...Hen, Hold Your Fire!

oil on canvas

30 x 40 in

Dirk Walker

Jack Daniels Sour Mash

watercolor on paper

12 x 9 in

Dirk Walker

Lovliest Village on the Plains

watercolor on paper

9 x 12 in

Dirk Walker

Old Fashion Made With Escambia Springs AL Bourbon

oil on canvas

8 x 8 in

Dirk Walker

Pirate's Island, Logan Martin Lake

oil on canvas

24 x 24 in

Dirk Walker

Rust & Steel - Sloss Furnace

48 x 30 in

Dirk Walker

Stormy Winter Day in Paris

watercolor on paper

10 x 8 in

Dirk Walker

Training the Pups

watercolor

20 x 24 in

Dirk Walker

Woodford Reserve

oil on canvas

7 x 5 in

Dirk Walker

Bourbon Series III

watercolor on paper

11 x 9 in

Dirk Walker

Early Morning Walk

watercolor on paper

7 x 7 in

Dirk Walker

Good Point But We've Got Our Limit

oil on canvas

36 x 24 in

Dirk Walker

Hot Cup of Coco

oil on canvas

8 x 8 in

Dirk Walker

Jim Beam Mini

watercolor on paper

6 x 6 in

Dirk Walker

Maestro

oil on canvas

30 x 40 in

Dirk Walker

Opening Day at Vulcan Park

oil on canvas

40 x 30 in

Dirk Walker

Prayerful

watercolor on paper

7 x 5 in

Dirk Walker

Some Traditions Just Can't Be Stopped - Rolling Toomer's Corner, Auburn University (3/100)